The Role of Psychological Well-being, Resilience and Mindfulness among Urban and Rural Adolescents

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Page: 388-394

Nilesh Thakre and Preeti Asgaonkar (Department of Psychology, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, Maharashtra)

Resilience, the capacity to adapt to stress and recover from challenges, is influenced by a range of internal and external factors, including psychological well-being and the resources available in an adolescent’s environment. Similarly, mindfulness is a state of focused awareness associated with adolescents’ emotional regulation and stress reduction. The present study investigates the impact of well-being and residence in urban and rural areas on the resilience and mindfulness of adolescents. The study participants include 600 boys and girls aged 13 to 17. The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being by Kern et al. (2015); the Child Youth Resilience Measurement (CYRM) by Jefferies et al. (2019); and the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) by Greco et al. (2011) were used. Pearson’s product-moment correlation and two-way ANOVA were used to assess the relationship between well-being, geographical location, and resilience. Results reveal that well-being positively correlates with resilience across urban and rural settings, with higher resilience in adolescents with strong community ties and familial support found more commonly in rural areas. However, geographical location and well-being did not significantly influence mindfulness, suggesting that mindfulness may depend more on personal disposition than external factors.